Paula Abilheira
@etcetcetera.bsky.social
Designer. Animal Lover. Human. | Books / Symbols / Art / Folklore / Medieval Art / Magazine Lover / Portuguese Folk Magic / Astrology / Tarot / Ancestors / Craft
Another great article featuring New England’s Portuguese Purveyors of traditional culture (gift article):
Tasting a New Flavor of Portugal, in New England
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Another great article featuring New England’s Portuguese Purveyors of traditional culture (gift article):
Standing Date www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...
Standing Date
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Standing Date www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...
Wow. Just…wow. Couldn’t put it down. Needed tissues. Feel like I’m hungover, but in a good way. Every second of this book was visceral. And nostalgic. And enlightening.
I’m a little depressed knowing it’s over and the next read likely won’t be as impactful. Sigh.
#AtmosphereBook
I’m a little depressed knowing it’s over and the next read likely won’t be as impactful. Sigh.
#AtmosphereBook
July 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Wow. Just…wow. Couldn’t put it down. Needed tissues. Feel like I’m hungover, but in a good way. Every second of this book was visceral. And nostalgic. And enlightening.
I’m a little depressed knowing it’s over and the next read likely won’t be as impactful. Sigh.
#AtmosphereBook
I’m a little depressed knowing it’s over and the next read likely won’t be as impactful. Sigh.
#AtmosphereBook
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Fulfill your potential 🐍
June 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Fulfill your potential 🐍
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Kitty!
"Painting is my life, my life is painting"
- Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998), US influential painter and educator, with her cat #WomensArt
- Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998), US influential painter and educator, with her cat #WomensArt
May 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Kitty!
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As Trump sets his sights on defunding @pbs.org and @npr.org, @ricksteves.bsky.social reminds us just how important public broadcasting is to all of us. Read:
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/rick...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/rick...
Public broadcasters like PBS, NPR aid democracy | Rick Steves Op-Ed
As our president aims to defund PBS and NPR, I’m reminded why, for more than 30 years, I’ve shared thoughtful programming with public broadcasters.
www.seattletimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As Trump sets his sights on defunding @pbs.org and @npr.org, @ricksteves.bsky.social reminds us just how important public broadcasting is to all of us. Read:
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/rick...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/rick...
First visit to the water near my house. I picked an unseasonably cold and windy day, but it was perfect for reading and car sitting with a coffee.
May 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
First visit to the water near my house. I picked an unseasonably cold and windy day, but it was perfect for reading and car sitting with a coffee.
The comments on this are giving me life right now.
I guess we know why he didn’t put his hand on that Bible now, huh?
May 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The comments on this are giving me life right now.
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I wish this were not incredibly in line with the worst possible outcomes of the Age of Aquarius, but it is. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I wish this were not incredibly in line with the worst possible outcomes of the Age of Aquarius, but it is. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Wow. This entire thread and sub-threads is worth a read.
I'm glad that more people are beginning to see that the "gender-critical" theory of sex is downright (at least) creationist-adjacent
the attempts to account for that take the form of 1) those people have/had the 'potential' to produce gametes, under different circumstances, even if they don't or never do, & 2) those individuals are 'designed' to produce one or the other, even if they do not
May 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Wow. This entire thread and sub-threads is worth a read.
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In the folklore of many countries black cats were thought of as the familiars of witches (aka
non-conforming, wise women, healers, midwives, elder women, younger women, outspoken women, quiet women, mothers, grandmothers... etc).
Art by Eva Fialka
#FolkloreThursday
non-conforming, wise women, healers, midwives, elder women, younger women, outspoken women, quiet women, mothers, grandmothers... etc).
Art by Eva Fialka
#FolkloreThursday
May 8, 2025 at 4:10 AM
In the folklore of many countries black cats were thought of as the familiars of witches (aka
non-conforming, wise women, healers, midwives, elder women, younger women, outspoken women, quiet women, mothers, grandmothers... etc).
Art by Eva Fialka
#FolkloreThursday
non-conforming, wise women, healers, midwives, elder women, younger women, outspoken women, quiet women, mothers, grandmothers... etc).
Art by Eva Fialka
#FolkloreThursday
LOVE. The compositional flow is chef’s kiss 👌🏼 🌹
Colleen Parker, contemporary artist and illustrator #WomensArt
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
LOVE. The compositional flow is chef’s kiss 👌🏼 🌹
Scoping out the flowers at @traderjoesunited.bsky.social and found these artificial white roses. I don’t know what this material is, but they are much nicer than your typical craft store fake flowers.
May 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Scoping out the flowers at @traderjoesunited.bsky.social and found these artificial white roses. I don’t know what this material is, but they are much nicer than your typical craft store fake flowers.
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We saw one of these little guys in the woods today for the first time this year. ☺️ If you see one, please don’t pick them up! Aside from the danger of falling, their skin is highly porous so you can unintentionally make them sick from the oils, salt, bug spray, sunblock, etc. on your hands. 🧵
May 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
We saw one of these little guys in the woods today for the first time this year. ☺️ If you see one, please don’t pick them up! Aside from the danger of falling, their skin is highly porous so you can unintentionally make them sick from the oils, salt, bug spray, sunblock, etc. on your hands. 🧵
Why am I obsessed with bunny chews???
In case you need this today. Sound up!
May 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Why am I obsessed with bunny chews???
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We’re FREE! 🔥
Mars will hit the degree (6°10’) that it stationed retrograde at on 2 May, which will mark the end of the post-shadow period — up until then we’re still reflecting and integrating thoughts, feelings and… duderangs, from the retrograde period…
May 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We’re FREE! 🔥
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Welsh folklore tells us that May Day Eve is one of three "spirit nights" (ysbrydnos) when the supernatural may be encountered.
Like Halloween, ghosts and goblins are abroad, and the best form of protection is to huddle around a roaring bonfire.
Stay safe out there!
#MayDay #Wales
Like Halloween, ghosts and goblins are abroad, and the best form of protection is to huddle around a roaring bonfire.
Stay safe out there!
#MayDay #Wales
April 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Idk why. But this is funny on SO MANY LEVELS.
Woodpecker damages more than 20 vehicles in Massachusetts town
“We seem to have a vandal in our neighborhood. I’m describing him as 18 to 24 inches tall, wearing black and white with a red hat,” one resident said.
www.nbcnews.com
April 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Idk why. But this is funny on SO MANY LEVELS.
I’ve never read the books. Is this the time? 🤔
Rereading the Lord of the Rings for the first time in 20 years. It's the Serkis audiobook. I cannot stress this enough: for your mental health, PLEASE read these if the world weighs on you right now.
"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom."
"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom."
April 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I’ve never read the books. Is this the time? 🤔
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Harvard said it would protect its rights, and yesterday it made good on that promise. It filed suit against the Trump administration in a broad defense of academic freedom and the right to federal funds without puppet strings attached. My write-up at the link in comments.
April 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Harvard said it would protect its rights, and yesterday it made good on that promise. It filed suit against the Trump administration in a broad defense of academic freedom and the right to federal funds without puppet strings attached. My write-up at the link in comments.
It’s this 👇🏼 for me.
Look I'm not Pope Pilled, but Francis pushed the envelope on Gaza & Gays to a point where I could actually talk to my grandparents about both with a MUCH bigger degree of acceptance & understanding than I think I would without him.
April 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
It’s this 👇🏼 for me.
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BREAKING: Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution reut.rs/3GjEAvK
Pope Francis has died, Vatican says in video statement
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution.
reut.rs
April 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM